Tropical takins?
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Yeah, I was confused too. I don't think they would last to long in a rainforest
Well, they are kept in tropical zoos (at least in Myanmar) and seem to do fine with the temperatures, I do agree it's a bit much to categorise them as tropical.Yeah, I was confused too. I don't think they would last to long in a rainforest
FYI, I'm Burmese and I can say it's in northern Myanmar where the takins are kept as far as I know because of the cooler climate there. Otherwise they're almost void in the southern parts where I use to live.
PS: I said almost because if memory serves at least one of the zoos in central Myanmar kept takins.
PPS: perhaps Frontiers could rewrite as northern Myanmar and take out the tropical biome for feasibility
They've definitely been kept in Yangon Zoo (not sure if they're still there), and I remember reading they're in Naypyidaw Zoo (not sure this counts as north or south, as it seems central).
In either case, I still think they should not be listed as tropical, as their natural habitat isn't tropical at all.
I can agree to that yes. Temperate is the warmest they can stay IMO.
zoos are somewhat controlled environments, even open air enclosures
you give animals shade, sprinklers, fans, cooled water, etc. which helps them adjust
same for warm weather animals in cold weather, you give them heated rocks, etc.
i mean even polar bears have been kept in the tropics like singapore and also subtropical queensland
so we can somewhat ignore that takins have been kept in warmer places
bhutan is actually one of the coldest countries in the region
tundra and continental climates has the biggest share
only southern bhutan has subtropical highland climate
in any case, i doubt this is the reason, as most of the united states is subtropical climate too
even new york is subtropical in climate
but we dont have this for its animals
climate and biome is not always the same